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Odysseus S. Grant
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November 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Not beating the charges. It’s impressive how willfully they miss the point.
To further enhance our speed to market, we've also created synthetic audiences," said Fiddelke. "AI-driven models that simulate real consumer populations to preview how different groups could respond to campaigns and products before they ever launch. This allows our marketing and design teams to test, learn, and refine products, promotions, and messaging with incredible speed and efficiency. You will see us continue to accelerate our use of technology
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Again, SO WEIRD that THIS AUTHOR, on today, or ALL DAYS, should be banned from BlueSky.
The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible without being seen, influential without being named, ubiquitous without being overt. Sarah Kendzior’s Hiding in Plain Sight pulls back the veil on a history spanning decades, a history of an American autocrat in the making. In doing so, she reveals the inherent fragility of American democracy – how our continual loss of freedom, the rise of consolidated corruption, and the secrets behind a burgeoning autocratic United States have been hiding in plain sight for decades. In Kendzior’s signature and celebrated style, she expertly outlines Trump’s meteoric rise from the 1980s until today, interlinking key moments of his life with the degradation of the American political system and the continual erosion of our civil liberties by foreign powers. Kendzior also offers a never-before-seen look at her lifelong tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time – living in New York through 9/11 and in St. Louis during the Ferguson uprising, and researching media and authoritarianism when Trump emerged using the same tactics as the post-Soviet dictatorships she had long studied. It is a terrible feeling to sense a threat coming, but it is worse when we let apathy, doubt, and fear prevent us from preparing ourselves. Hiding in Plain Sight confronts the injustice we have too long ignored because the truth is the only way forward.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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They sure did. Weird day for this author to be banned from Bluesky.
FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE “Every sentence delivered. The pathos of truth-seeking left me thinking of Herman Melville." ―Timothy Snyder, #1 New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Sarah Kendzior delves into the difference between conspiracy and conspiracy theory, "deftly separat[ing] fact from fiction in a conspiracy-addled nation" (VANITY FAIR). Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. Uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists. The truth may hurt―but the lies will kill us. They Knew discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States struggling with corruption, climate change, and other crises. As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery―“From Norman Baker to Jeffrey Epstein, Iran-Contra to January 6" (VF)―it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the informational void. They Knew exposes the tactics these powerful actors use to placate an inquisitive public. Here, for the first time, Kendzior blends her signature whip-smart prose and eviscerating arguments with lyrical and intimate examinations of the times and places that haunt American history. "America is a ghost story," writes Kendzior, as she unearths decades of buried history, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Since Bluesky gets to control the convo and Sarah can't post while she's suspended, here's her side of things:
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison Blues” in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, “I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die”. They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on “Folsom Prison Blues.” BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the “Folsom Prison Blues” reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky’s behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky — though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain’t never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky…
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Brunt, insisting on collecting his 52 discs of desiccated Quark. IYKYK.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Never. Forget. Never. Forgive.
Google maps with the Gulf of Mexico incorrectly labeled as the Gulf of America. An ongoing testament to their complicity with the fascist regime.
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Wow interesting timing on this email (5pm Friday afternoon, on Halloween). No opt-out options.
An email from Meta. Subject Updateing how Meta personalizes experiences Body: Updating how Meta personalizes experiences Hi <blocked out> On December 16, 2025, we’re making changes to our Privacy Policy. Here are some details. Personalizing your experiences We’ll start using your interactions with AIs to personalize your experiences and ads. What this means Personalizing your experiences includes suggesting content like posts that you may find interesting and reels to watch. It also includes showing ads that are more relevant to you. Thanks, Meta Privacy
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Zuul: "CHOOSE THE FORM OF THE DESTROYER"

RFK JR:
A photo of a particularly malignant looking offshore wind farm.
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I know you represent all Californians, but they specifically voted for this. I would really love to see you fighting at least as hard for Democratic voters as you do for people who despise you and us.
A screenshot of the 2024 election results for Glenn County, which broke over 2/3 for Trump and over 70% for Steve Garvey over Adam Schiff.
October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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He lives!
An adult white man on the left looks at an older white man on the right who is not looking back at him. Older man is packing a pimento cheese sandwich (not pictures).
October 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A photograph of a delicious Italian Beef Sandwich
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Shot/Chaser
October 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Cartoon girl (Lucy, John Thune) in a blue dress holding a football on the ground. Cartoon Boy (Charlie Brown, Dick Durbin) in a yellow shirt looking credulous.
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Well this is disappointing but not surprising, most of our local delegation votes to honor Charlie Kirk's legacy. At least Sara almost showed some spine, no excuses for @repscottpeters.bsky.social and @mikelevin.org. Total cowardice.
Screenshot of San Diego area Congressional Reps and how they voted on H. Res 719 "Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk. Darrel Issa voted Yea, along with Mike Levin, Scott Peters and Juan Vargas. Sara Jacobs voted Present.
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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September 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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A still shot from the 80s British TV Show "The Young Ones". Vyvyan, Rick and Neil are on the right side, while the Mysterious Fifth Roommate, an Easter Egg from the show, sits in the couch on the left side. She reminds me of someone in this thread.
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I just figured out who he reminds me of (complimentary)
September 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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I guess Hitler is passe now so they're going straight to Longshanks.
A still from the movie Braveheart, which was a good movie before Mel Gibson went all, anyway. It depicts Edward I (Longshanks) looking stern. Top Caption is "If we can't get them out". Bottom caption is "We'll breed them out"
August 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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August 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Look around the outside of your house, under any overhanging ledge, usually low to the ground. Hose reels, trash cans, bbq's, etc. If you see little spiky balls like this they there's a big ass brown window guarding them within 10 inches or so.
A cluster of three brown widow egg sacs. The eggs sacs are spiky balls. A small male brown widow is also in the picture.
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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#Padres
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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What is this even supposed to be?
A screengrab of AI slop derived from Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks". A sign hangs over an open door which seems to say "Pillicblos". The woman from the original is no where to be seen, and the man who was with her appears to be sprouting directly from an improbably wide countertop.
August 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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God Bless America, I want the seventh inning stretch back.
animated gif from the movie "Major League". The owner is sitting in front of a white-gloved attendent, saying "I hate this fucking song"
July 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This guy gets it.
A taxidermied polar bear on display in a regional airport. In Canada, as if that needed to be specified.
July 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM